Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-09-01

&c. ID. Peterson went east on
Thursday night, to lay IN a full
stock of drugs, he will take in the
exposition and things in Minneap-
oils before his return.
There are ten thresh ing crews
in Day county. Don't be in a hur-
ray about ~threshing, give your grain
time to dry out. Wet wheat won't
command near as good a price Is
will the dry.
From all districts in the country
where threshing has been DONE.
comes the report that the crop is
much larger than We have had for
the last five years. Farmers are con-
sequently happy.
w. III. Goodwin, of Spring VAL
ley, Mimi, who came up about a
month ago with a car load Of horses
returned Saturday. lie returns in
the spring to make Day county his
permanent home.
THE STOCKHOLDERS, and
especially tho directors of the Far
mers' Exchange, are requested to
meet at the Court House, in Web
stor, Sept. Sd, to consider the site
rendered us. Ed. KNAPP.
The novel colors invented for
woman's clothing, ''crushed straw
berry" and whipped cream" there
is o added a color known as
spanked baby" The latter color
is, no doubt, a sort of q ''yelier.
DIR. Harris was summoned to at
tend Frank Brum, five miles south
of Andoyer, on Monday, and found
that gentleman suffering from u
lumbar abcess. The doctor opera
ted and left Frank in a comfortable
condition.
M. Gunderson writes to Gov.
Church. from South Africa, setting
forth that he is a Normegion and
wanting to know where his two
brothers, Michael and Nclse are To-
Gated IN Dakota, stating that he
has important news for them.
During the cold snap last week
our coal men wore smiles all over
their faces and clear around to the
back of their necks. When asked
about the weather they replied. the
wind Sounds hard coal and soft by
turns -but We don't mind it.
Tho women of the coming
time, shall man to vote appoint
her? well, yes or no your bottom
dime, she'll do as she's q min'ter:
Ae know she evil" or else she
won't" twill be the same as now!
and il she does or il she don't God
bless her, anyhow.
FOR SALE.-1G0 acres unim-
proved lands within half a mile Of
Webster, Oak. TERMS, 81, 900.
S400 down, and 5000 on mortgage
for five years at ten per cent. OF.
fer good for thirty days only.
Apply to w. j. SASRaRN,
Fort Sisseton nak.
Arrived, at the residence of
Mr. VIM. Smith, Saturday, Aug.
10Th, Miss Smith. Will was Just
tickled to death to see her. Regu-
lation weight and size-she and her
mother doing well-Wir, no doubt,
will still improve-when he gets
time to catch his breath;
The 9. NJ. 4 st, P, railway
will sell harvest excursion tickets
from Chicago, Milwaukee and
points east of the Mississippi river
to points in Northern Iowa and Da-
kota, on Aug. Both, Sept. Goth and
Oct. 11th. One fair for the round
trip and tickets good for 80 days.
--Redfeld College opens its fall
term Sept. 81, 1887. A strong
corps of instructors; q Gna, fye-
story building with All modern con-
Yenienees, are among the attractions.
Classical, Scientific, Normal, Music
and business courses are provided
Send for circulars to the secretary.
r. W. Dawes, Redfeld, Dakota.
We are informed that one of our
young men is in the habit of duck
hunting on Sunday. THIS is wrong,
and some one should SEQ that lie Is
brought before Squire Benjamin
and made to suffer the penalty of
his rash, premeditated act. In
passing sentence, we earnestly urge
Milo to take inty consideration the
youth, i%nnocense and modesty of the
culprit.
backward, turn backward, oh, time in
thy aight-
about two Sundays and four rows of
wheat shocks,